Thrill Seeking Games

Presentation By:Rachel ZavalaMarcela NevarezAlanna GorrinPamela Calara

What are they?• Kids participate in games

• At school• At home• With family• With friends

• Seems harmless but in reality have dangerous ramifications

• Participate for social acceptance • “popular” kids

• Adults/Teachers are almost always unaware of these instances until an extreme case is brought to light• Someone gets hurt

• Students are cognizant of dangerous effects but it further glamorizes games

• AKA: chubby bunnies, fluffy bunny, yummy bunny, chubby monkey, and pudgy bunny

What is it? A game in which kids

fit as many full-size marshmallows in their mouth before they can no longer say the words “chubby bunny”

Where is it played? Camp fire game Ice breaker Birthday parties Schools Family Parties

To be successful at the game: kids utilize every part of their mouth, including

their throat, can lead to choking and suffocation

Chubby bunny has resulted in 2 known deaths over the past several decades: Catherine Fish, 12, Elementary School Game Janet Rudd, 32, Fair

• The National Safety Council reports• that 60 children ages 5-14 die

each year of • "suffocation by ingested

object," • but it keeps no data on how

many such deaths, if any, have ever been the result of games or contests gone awry.

Water Chugging Kids challenged to drink

extremely large amounts of water

A race to see who can drink the most the quickest

Kids see it as a game, competition

They see it as harmless “fun”

Hazing

Water Intoxication• Hyponatraemia• Excess water

causes sodium levels to drop

• Water absorbed in the blood

• Fluid build up in the brain

• Effects– Can lead to

choking– Vomiting– Seizures– Coma– Death

Hazing College students Fraternities Forced to participate

Matthew Carrington, 21 Chicago fraternity forced to drink about

five gallons of water heart attack and died

What is the Ice and Salt Challenge

• wetting an area of skin, covering it with table salt, and applying pressure with an ice cube.

• Lowers temperature of water• Energy moves from hot to cold

Who Participates

• Middle school and high school kids usually at home

• Could be 1 person or a group of kids

Effects• First and/or second degree

burns• frostbite• Bruises• Scars• Basically…PAIN!!!

Five Minutes in Heaven

Description : particularly those between 9

and 15 years old participate depriving the brain of oxygen to

bring a feeling of euphoria. Without oxygen, tissue is

damaged beyond. Mere minutes can mean the difference between life and death, or normal brain capacity and severe brain damage.

Gaining popularity among kids because of its presences on YouTube

Students do it for the thrill /the dare

Other Names Airplaning American Dream Game Buzz California Blackout Elevator Hits Fade Out Hypoxia High Hyperventilation Crazy Monkey Fainting Game Purple City Blackout Game California High Flatliners Funky Chicken Space Cowboy Suffocation Roulette California Choke Purple Dragon

Statisitics or lack thereof… “We do not know the actual number of deaths because there is no public health agency currently tracking them.

We do know from published CDC data that an estimated 800 to 1,000 kids between the ages of 10 to 19 die of strangulation every year. Most of these are recorded as suicides. We do not know what percentage of these are actually accidents” (Dangerous Behaviors Foundations).

Prevention Warning Signs

Red marks on neck Changes in behavior The need for more privacy than

normal Headaches Ropes, ties, belts hanging from

strange places

Awareness Talk to your students/children about the

game before they learn about it from their friends

Give them alternatives to seeking thrill that are safe.

Informational Resources for… Parents http://chokinggame.net/chokingg

ame.htm

Teachers (Standard 2: Analyzing Influences

2.1.S Analyze the role of self and others in causing or preventing injuries.

2.2.S Analyze influences on both safe and violent behaviors.

2.3.S Analyze personal behaviors that may lead to injuries or cause harm.

http://www.hrmvideo.com/resources/Choking_Game1.pdf

Works Cited

http://moms.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/23/11350662-stupid-teen-tricks-beyond-the-cinnamon-challenge

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1770067/

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/02/04/BAGNSB576121.DTL

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5706a1.htm

http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2009/09/the-dangers-of-chubby-bunny.htm

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/choking-game-other-dangerous-games-175940832.html